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Is the year flying by for anyone else? It feels like it was just New Years and now we are already approaching March. Where has winter gone?

In Georgia, it really feels like we haven't had a winter at all except for a couple of really cold weekends. Mostly the thermometer has been up and down, up and down again. My in-laws, however, live in South Dakota where there has been much more snow than we can even imagine. My kids enjoy looking at the weather app to see the difference in weather between where we are and different places our family lives across the U.S.

So in addition to topics related to our Classical Conversations memory work and other March events, I've included a few books on wacky weather in my list of children's literature for March.

There are some interesting topics in this list of children's literature for March.

Did you know there is a National Anthem Day?!

We occasionally sing the national anthem at our homeschool co-op to expose the children to it and allow them to grow in familiarity with our national anthem. March 3rd, National Anthem Day, is as good a day as any to play the national anthem for your children and read some good books about the history of this song and it's author. The Star Spangled Banner would work well for a quick read aloud, The Story of the Star Spangled Banner is a board book for your younger children, and Rush Revere and the Star Spangled Banner would be great for independent reading for older children.

Read Across America Day, in honor of Dr. Seuss' birthday, is March 2nd.

Our family loves Dr. Seuss books. There are so many to choose from! I selected a few for this month's list, but this is just a start at what all is available. I included What Pet Should I Get? because you may not be familiar with this one. It was discovered after Dr. Seuss' death and published in 2015. My son enjoyed reading the Who Was Dr. Seuss? biography. And The Boy on Fairfield Street is nice picture book biography about Dr. Seuss that we read during morning time.

Several of the books I've included for St. Patrick's Day are about the history behind this holiday.

My six year old frequently asks me, "when is the next holiday?" She questions why some holidays are for presents, there's no school on some holidays but there is on others, and some go by with little fanfare at our house. And honestly, I don't know the history of some holiday traditions like I wish I did. We learned about St. Valentine last month, and this month we will use books like Patrick: Patron Saint of Ireland and St. Patrick's Day: Parades, Shamrocks, and Leprechans to learn more about the history of St. Patrick's Day.

And we have 3.14, Pi Day.

There were some Pi book recommendations included in the Children's Literature for February that you may want to refer back to as they related to our CC memory work. There are a couple more books about Pi listed below for older students.

The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you'll go. - Dr. Seuss

This list of Children's Literature for March includes picture books and chapter books on the following topics:

There's a variety of books here for all ages. While this list is geared towards Classical Conversations Foundations and Essentials aged children, there are a number of books for older children as well as many that would work for read alouds for your whole family.

Math-terpieces: The Art of Problem Solving is a unique book that uses famous artwork to help children work on their mathematical problem solving skills. We have this one on our bookshelves and pull it out from time to time when we are studying famous artists.

(When you click on the pictures, you'll be taken to the Amazon listing and can see the targeted age range of each book.)

Resources for Introducing the Orchestra

I've listed a few books above to help you introduce your children to the orchestra. But don't forget about the many wonderful resources and ideas Mary has already put together for incorporating the orchestra into your studies.